Anyone else think banning private jets would be generally a much better thing for climate? I find it pretty shocking the rich are allowed to pollute the way they do.
Why not a pigouvian tax on jet fuel (and other fossil fuels?)
Readit Newsgingerbread-man commented on 525 Private jets departed Las Vegas after the Super Bowl ended old.reddit.com/r/BeAmazed... · Posted by u/haunter
gingerbread-man commented on Hacker News Guidelines news.ycombinator.com/news... · Posted by u/tonmoy
A shallow article written in bad faith only deserves a shallow dismissal.
Don't force me to fight an asymmetric warfare battle against malicious authors to participate.
Does a ‘shallow article’ even merit a dismissive comment? Wouldn’t it be better simply to ignore it and find another thread on which to engage?
gingerbread-man commented on CCC captures U.S. military biometrics database ccc.de/en/updates/2022/af... · Posted by u/dbrgn
To become an American citizen you need to provide a blood sample.
Some countries require fingerprints for passports.
I'm not sure why all of this is a big deal?
I read this in disbelief, picturing a uniformed INS employee drawing vials of blood in some poorly sanitized strip mall. It turns out US green card applicants are required to show proof of vaccinations and undergo a physical exam by performed by USCIS certified physician. For adults, the exam includes a blood test for syphilis. Source: https://www.uscis.gov/tools/find-a-civil-surgeon
gingerbread-man commented on Airbus Flight Control Laws/Operating Modes airbusdriver.net/airbus_f... · Posted by u/gingerbread-man
I stumbled upon this site when researching flight control algorithms for small UAVs. It appears to be an out-of-date reference for commercial pilots seeking type ratings for the Airbus A320 family. Link to a collection of A320 system schematics and diagrams: http://www.airbusdriver.net/airbus_studyaids.htm
"By that definition the USD is a ponzi. No, national currencies too fail to fit the definition, because people do not "invest" in them with the expectation of gain" <-- The 6.6trillion/day forex market begs to differ.
Gross daily trading volumes are a poor gauge of how much capital investors have deployed in a particular market, seeking returns. A single international transaction may induce several forex trades, such as when the sale price of goods is denominated in USD or some other non-local currency. Combine that with the complex, usually leveraged hedging strategies employed by banks and multinational firms, and it’s easy to see whence such a massive figure comes.
Am I crazy, or is this a reference to one of the cheat codes on Age of Empires?
gingerbread-man commented on 'I am mine': Alzheimer's at 41 (2018) macleans.ca/news/canada/i... · Posted by u/well_i_never
does alzheimer's really count as mental illness though? I would think it was more of a disability.
Alzheimer’s is a neurological disease with a well-documented physiological pathology and terminal prognosis. Mental illnesses generally lack both of those things. The ethics of assisted suicide for terminal patients are distinct, I think, and it’s understandable than terminal patients were the first to have this right recognized under law.
gingerbread-man commented on You might not need to store plaintext email addresses blog.klungo.no/2020/11/01... · Posted by u/danielskogly
Its all about liability. With GDPR, you want to be compliant. Also see Schneier's 'data is a toxic asset' essay.
Though I don't know about it being compliant I suppose Facebook Login (and other forms of SSO) shifts the reliability to Facebook.
Wouldn't the lack of means to contact all of your users, immediately and directly, create other compliance challenges? You would be unable to notify users of a data breech until their next login; former users might be left permanently in the dark. Similarly, being unable to push legally mandated notice of policy updates could be an impossible challenge. I can see how this proposed scheme could work day to day, but you would likely be well served to retain un-hashed emails in cold storage.